DDCcontrol vs winddcutil
DDCcontrol
ddccontrol.github.iowinddcutil
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| Figure | DDCcontrol | winddcutil |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Monitor Control Software | 7.5 (#11) | 6.9 (#22) |
| License | The project is licensed under GNU General Public License version 2.0. | The repository identifies its license as MIT. |
| Purpose | DDCcontrol controls monitor brightness, contrast, color levels and other settings. | winddcutil is a Windows implementation of ddcutil for querying and changing monitor settings such as brightness and color levels. |
| Support | The project links users to its GitHub Issues page. | The README directs bug reports and feature requests to the GitHub issue tracker. |
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DDCcontrol
DDCcontrol is free Linux software for changing monitor brightness, contrast, color levels and other settings through DDC/CI. It offers a GTK interface for graphical control and a command-line tool for terminals, scripts and automation. Communication uses Linux’s i2c-dev interface and /dev/i2c-* devices, which must be readable and writable before monitors can be configured. USB-connected DDC/CI displays are not supported yet. A monitor database is required for monitor-specific controls and proper operation. The ddccontrol-scanmonitor utility reads a connected display’s EDID, capabilities and supported controls, and can generate a monitor database XML file; scanning does not alter control values. The maker’s database index lists 474 monitor profiles in release 20260928. Packages are listed for Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora and openSUSE, alongside source releases and source builds. The project uses the GNU General Public License version 2.0 and directs support questions to GitHub Issues.